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Chemistry question?
The average diameter of one strand of adult human hair is 80.0 microns. By contrast, babies tend to have much finer hair, with an average diameter of 50.0 microns. (A micron is a micrometer = μm)
What is the difference in area of of an adult strand vs. a baby strand in cm2. (Area of a circle = π r 2).
8 Answers
- 2 months ago
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- Anonymous4 months ago
They are asking you to figure it out. Not me.
- Roger the MoleLv 72 years ago
Supposing cross sectional area is meant:
pi x ((80.0 μm/ 2)^2 - (50.0 μm/ 2)^2) = 3063 μm^2 = 3.06 × 10^-9 m^2 difference
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- Anonymous2 years ago
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- Anonymous2 years ago
Good question!